Martin Ott

CEO

2021 - Current

Taxfix is Europe’s leading mobile consumer tax filing solution – helping our customers across Germany, UK, Italy, and Spain with their taxes. Making complex tax systems accessible to everyone, Taxfix allows people to submit tax returns quickly and easily via app or web or to get help from our network of tax accountant partners. Our vision is to drive financial inclusion for those currently left out by making things simple and understandable and thus helping people deal with their taxes and finances in a new way, to help fix finance for all. With over 450 employees the company is supported by well-known investors such as Index Ventures, Valar Ventures, Creandum, Redalpine and Teachers’ Venture Growth (part of OTPP).

Board Member

2015 - 2023

Bringing big smiles to little people - Afrikids vision is to empower the local communities to make sustainable changes themselves so that every child in Ghana is protected, educated and can lead a happy and healthy life without poverty. We work together with local communities to end harmful traditional practices and protect children and girls in particular, while respecting local culture and environment to build a long lasting and self-sustainable foundation for change through programmes in child protection, education and health.

President & Managing Director Europe, Middle East and Africa; CWeO

2019 - 2020

Led the restructuring of WeWork across Europe, Middle East and Africa after the first IPO attempt in Q3/19. Responsible for a cross-functional team across Real Estate/Finance, Product (Design, Construction), Operations/Facility Management, Sales & Marketing and Community Management at this leading operator for flexible workplace solutions. WeWork is today listed on NYSE: WE.

VP, Managing Director Central Europe

2015 - 2019

Responsible for leading and growing the company’s services and business operations in 34 European countries across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger.

Regional Director Africa, Middle East, Israel, Turkey

2014 - 2015

Interim Director to expand Facebook's footprint across these emerging markets region e.g. opening the first office on the African continent in Johannesburg, building out the regional hub in Dubai, and supporting the build-out of the start-up hub in Israel.

Managing Director Northern Europe

2012 - 2015

Joined this then still young social network Facebook to built a footprint and drive early growth across the region, expanding its business in Germany, Austria, Switzerland as well as the Scandinavian countries

Co-CEO

2007 - 2012

Disrupting the traditional money remittance space Skrill Group (formerly Moneybookers) was an early pioneer in offering global P2P money transfer and digital payment & fraud solutions. Growing its base to over 30 million digital wallets Skrill became one of Europe's leading and fastest growing fintech unicorns at the time with 600+ employees based in London, Sofia, New York, Berlin, Stockholm, and Singapore. Winning numerous awards (e.g. #1 fastest growing private equity backed company by profit by the Sunday Times) it grew organically and through acquisitions (e.g. Payolution, Paysafe Card). Backed by Investcorp the group was sold to Optimal Payments Group and is today called Paysafe Group (listed on NYSE: PSFE).

COO

2005 - 2007

With the vision to bring the early mobile internet to Europe Jamba!/Jamster became a global leading mobile content provider – offering news channels, games, ringtones, music, videos, and other content on your phone. Responsible for starting and growing the consumer business, as well as the global country operations and content development across Europe, APAC, North and South America to over $500m in revenues and $150M EBITDA. Backed by Summit Partners it was sold to Verisign Inc. in 2004 (NASDAQ: VRSN), and entered into a JV with News Corp (Fox Interactive) owning the majority in 2006.

CMO

2003 - 2005

VP Mobile consumer business

2004 - 2006

Co-Founder and CEO

2000 - 2002

Co-founded this community for online and mobile consumer reviews with the vision to create transparency and accountability across consumer goods in Japan.